Akaka one of the worst?
Hawaii Senator Dan Akaka was ranked by Time Magazine at the top of an alphabatized list of the 5 worst U.S. Senators. Akaka is running for re-election with a primary battle against Rep. Ed Case, a...
View ArticleTime Mag v. Senator Akaka
Yesterday I complained about the Time Magazine article ranking Akaka among the 5 worst Senators. Initially I thought it was just a random choice, albeit poorly justified. Akaka doesn't strike me as a...
View ArticleJingo Bells, its Christmas Time for Immigrant Hate
The minute they start talking about immigration, the GOP starts to take on a nasty edge. For the most part, the President has left that to Lou Dobbs and his friends, who have trotted out every...
View ArticleIs Our Wireless Privacy Compromised?
With the NSA's data mining revealed, the land-line telecoms were outed, but there's still no evidence one way or another that the wireless carriers have been involved. Of course, the customer service...
View ArticleState Rep: "Many High-School Students Are More Qualified Than I Am"
Here's one more item for our Democratic Party house-cleaning effort. Downtown Honolulu and Chinatown are represented in the State House by Bev Harbin, a Democrat appointed to the job by Governor Linda...
View ArticleAllen's Polling: Going Negative Again? (VA - Sen)
George Allen continues to insist he wants a campaign focused on the issues. Meanwhile, the campaign he's actually running can't seem to stay out of the gutter (much like his mouth). A friend of mine...
View ArticleObama in Hawaii: Abercrombie (D-HI) pledges support
Barack Obama is visiting family in Hawaii and trying to avoid the spotlight as he makes his decision whether to run for President. But it can't be easy to keep to yourself with so many supporters in...
View ArticleErik Prince Wins Captain Morgan Look-alike Contest
These days I don't take the time to read books about pirates as often as I did when I was younger. One of my favorites was John Steinbeck's Cup of Gold about Henry Morgan. He served most of his career...
View ArticleBarack's Sister Explains the Hawaii Democratic Caucus
Going to a caucus can be intimidating for the uninitiated. For those dedicated folks at the Democratic Party of Hawaii who are organizing the caucuses, it is a complicated process. They are planning...
View ArticleThe Tote Board's Heavy: Congresswoman Mazie Hirono Endorses Obama
We've got another super-delegate this morning, so can we drop that Delegates Needed number down to 170?Congresswoman Mazie Hirono announced her endorsement of Barack Obama this morning in Washington,...
View ArticlePutting His Country First
A President is expected to put his country first. It is a basic job requirement and part of the oath of office. But during a campaign, it is not always obvious when a candidate is really putting his...
View ArticleBiden's strategy: Don't help Palin respond
Chris Matthews made an interesting point this afternoon, asking his guests What college student couldn't have pulled off that same performance with a week and a half of coaching? I had the same...
View ArticleHawaii Teabagging - UPDATED with video
From the video it looks like just over a dozen people came to the Hawaii version of the Tax Day Tea Party, held outside the office of a tax preparation service. I'm sure the attendees found it very...
View ArticleTime Mag v. Senator Akaka
Yesterday I complained about the Time Magazine article ranking Akaka among the 5 worst Senators. Initially I thought it was just a random choice, albeit poorly justified. Akaka doesn't strike me as a...
View ArticleJingo Bells, its Christmas Time for Immigrant Hate
The minute they start talking about immigration, the GOP starts to take on a nasty edge. For the most part, the President has left that to Lou Dobbs and his friends, who have trotted out every...
View ArticleIs Our Wireless Privacy Compromised?
With the NSA's data mining revealed, the land-line telecoms were outed, but there's still no evidence one way or another that the wireless carriers have been involved. Of course, the customer service...
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State Rep: "Many High-School Students Are More Qualified Than I Am"
Here's one more item for our Democratic Party house-cleaning effort. Downtown Honolulu and Chinatown are represented in the State House by Bev Harbin, a Democrat appointed to the job by Governor Linda...
View ArticleAllen's Polling: Going Negative Again? (VA - Sen)
George Allen continues to insist he wants a campaign focused on the issues. Meanwhile, the campaign he's actually running can't seem to stay out of the gutter (much like his mouth). A friend of mine...
View ArticleObama in Hawaii: Abercrombie (D-HI) pledges support
Barack Obama is visiting family in Hawaii and trying to avoid the spotlight as he makes his decision whether to run for President. But it can't be easy to keep to yourself with so many supporters in...
View ArticleErik Prince Wins Captain Morgan Look-alike Contest
These days I don't take the time to read books about pirates as often as I did when I was younger. One of my favorites was John Steinbeck's Cup of Gold about Henry Morgan. He served most of his career...
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